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This FAA compilation, released through The Black Vault, covers an incident on January 29, 1987 involving Alaska Airlines Flight 53. The Boeing 737 was flying from Nome to Anchorage when its crew saw a fast-moving target on their weather radar about 60 miles west of McGrath, Alaska. The file includes an incident record, a certified controller transcript, the FAA's crew interview statement and a news release. Anchorage Center's radar data showed no such aircraft, and the USAF reported no military traffic in the area.
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shouldn't be any any military aircraft over we're ah not talking too at this time operating in your vicinity ah have you shown any else on radar since that last ah contact 0345:03 AS53 Ah no sir 0345:06 ZAN Alaska fifty-three will see you next time good day 0345:08 AS53 (unintelligible) (0346) (0347) (0348) (0349) ## End of Transcript *This portion of the recording is not entirely clear, but this represents the best interpretation possible under the circumstances.
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